Dickson flood & bushfire report
Of Dickson’s 4,227 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Dickson’s flood exposure is below the ACT average of 0.1%, and bushfire exposure is below the ACT average of 8.5%.
Check a specific Dickson address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Crime near Dickson
Dickson sits in the ACT police jurisdiction, which recorded 10,735 reported offences in the 12 months to Dec 2025.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 10,735 total. Figures are for the whole ACT police jurisdiction (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Dickson
Dickson is mostly centre / commercial. The most common zones:
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: MIXED USE
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: URBAN RESIDENTIAL
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL
School catchments in Dickson
Dickson can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Dickson
At the 2021 Census, 30.2% of Dickson’s 3,292 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Dickson
ACT council approved 4,031 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole ACT council area (not just Dickson). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in ACT
Compare Dickson with the rest of the council area, largest first.
Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.